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Category: National Current Affairs

440 meter-long Tunnel under Chardham Pariyojana in Chamba originated

May 27, 2020
440 meter-long Tunnel under Chardham Pariyojana in Chamba originated
  • Union Minister for Road Transport, Nitin Gadkari has introduced the 440 meter-long tunnel as part of the Chardham Connectivity Project in Chamba.
  • It will significantly lessen the time taken by travelers on the Rishikesh-Dharasu and Gangotri stretch of the Chardham Highway (NH 94).

India hands over war game center named as “INDIA” to UPDF

May 26, 2020
India hands over war game center named as “INDIA” to UPDF
  • India has handover the war game center named as “INDIA” to Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF). The state of the art military training facility was handover by the Indian Association Uganda (IAU), in agreement with the Indian Military Advisory and Training Team to the UPDF.

Khudol of Manipur has been listed in top 10 influencers to fight COVID-19 by UN

May 24, 2020
Khudol Manipur
  • Khudol of Manipur has been listed in the top 10 influencers to fight COVID-19  by the United Nations . Khudol is a crowd funded initiative by the Ya_All(Founded in 2017) and aims to provide food and medical supplies to people suffering from HIV, daily wage earners , childrens etc.

‘Hunar Haat’ to assure return in September with theme ‘Local to Global’

May 24, 2020
Hunar Haat
  • Hunar Haat’ a platform for artisans/craftsmen which supports them to produce employment, will come back in September with a ‘Local to Global’ theme after an over five-month gap due to the COVID-19.

Mizoram Cabinet presents “Industry” status to “Sports”

May 24, 2020
Sports
  • The Mizoram Cabinet has permitted “industry” status to “sports” to invest more in sports in order to generate employment and boost value.
  • Giving the industry status to sports would also assure sustainability, proper registration as well as management of sports.

Andhra Pradesh government starts 1st tranche of “ReStart Package”

May 24, 2020
Andhra govt
  • Andhra Pradesh government has started the 1st tranche of “ReStart Package” to support the lockdown-hit Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to reestablish and become functional.

ICMR to use Kangra tea to boost the immunity of people

May 23, 2020
Kangra Tea

Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) has decided to use Kangra Tea for boosting the immunity of the people that is the only way at present to prevent the spread of the COVID-19.

ICMR found Kangra Tea a better alternative to HydroxyChloroquine (HCQ) and HIV drugs that are being used at present for the treatment of the COVID-19 pateints.

New ways to prevent memory loss due to Alzheimer discovered by IIT Guwahati

May 23, 2020
IIT guwahati
  • Researchers of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Guwahati) have developed a new way to reduce short-term memory losses due to Alzheimer disease that prevent accumulation of neurotoxic molecules in the brain that are responsible for short-term memory loss.

DGDE & eGov Foundation pairs-up for Online Management of Cantonment Boards

May 21, 2020
eGov Foundation
  • The Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE), Ministry of Defence and eGov Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Online Management of Cantonment Boards to drive e-governance and enhance citizen services across all cantonment boards in the country.

“Mee Annapurna” initiative started in Maharashtra

May 21, 2020
Mee Annapurna
  • “Mee Annapurna” initiative has been started in Maharashtra by an IRDA licensed insurance intermediary “Integrated Risk Insurance”.
  • This initiative has been started as a Corporate Social Responsibility towards the welfare of the farmers and agriculture community in Maharashtra.